Rhodia in the UK

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Rhodia in the UK

• 2006

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Rhodia UK a changing business perimeter
1927 - Rhône-Poulenc acquires UK company May Baker (pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and chemicals).
1989 - Acquisition of RTZs speciality chemicals business and creationof Rhône-Poulenc Chemicals Ltd.
1998 - Rhône-Poulencs Chemicals and Fibres sectors are merged to create Rhodia and the company begins trading on the Paris Bourse and New York Stock Exchange.
- Disposal of Lifford and Gloucester sites.
- Creation of Nufarm Ltd.
- Creation of IDS (Isceon distribution).
2000 - Acquisition of Albright Wilson (Specialty Phosphates and Phosphorus Performance Derivatives).
- Acquisition of ChiRex (Pharmaceutical contract research and manufacturing).
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Rhodia UK a changing business perimeter
2001 - Sale of Albright Wilson Surfactants Europe to Huntsman.
- Sale of Metal Organic business (Clayton) to OMG.
2002 - Sale of Brewing Enzymes business (Woodley) to Genencor Inc.
2003 - Sale of the polyurethane flame retardants business and the Avonmouth PPD site to Albemarle Corporation.
2004 - Sale of Specialty Phosphates Europe, including the Widnes site and manufacturing facilities at the Oldbury PPD site to Thermphos.
- Sale of chlor-alkali and sulphuric acid businesses at Staveley, Derbyshire, to INEOS Chlor.
- Sale of anaesthetics business based at the Avonmouth site to Nicholas Piramal India Ltd.
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Rhodia UK a changing business perimeter
2005 - Sale of refrigerant blends business based in Avonmouth to DuPont.
- Sale of silicone cartridge sealants, including the Oadby site, to Henkel.
- Sale of the latex coatings business, including the Clayton site, to Hexion
2006 - Sale of custom synthesis business, including the Annan and Dudley sites, to Shasun Chemicals Drugs.
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Location of UK sites

Offices
Plant
Technical Centres
Leeds
Staveley
Oldbury
Watford
Avonmouth
Bordon
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Sites by global enterprise
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Rhodia UK headcount
2855
2288
Creation ofRhodia
1951
1600
1395
1200
1198
1118
995
911
930
Rhodia Group total headcount 19,500
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Rhodia Group 2005 External sales by production
zone
GLOBAL TOTAL SALES 5,085m
UK TOTAL SALES 245m
Asia Pacific19 of sales
North America19 of sales
Latin America12 of sales
Europe50 of sales